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LYS to VNS: distance & flight time
Lyon (Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport) → Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport)
4,410 mi
7,097 km · 3,832 nm
9h 7m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,410 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 7m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LYS — Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport · Lyon, France
- VNS — Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport · Varanasi, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LYS
- LYN · Lyon-Bron Airport7 mi away
- GNB · Grenoble-Isère Airport28 mi away
- CMF · Chambéry-Savoie Airport39 mi away
- EBU · Saint-Étienne-Bouthéon Airport40 mi away
Near VNS
- IXD · Allahabad Airport70 mi away
- GOP · Gorakhpur Airport96 mi away
- PAT · Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport139 mi away
- GAY · Gaya Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LYS from VNS?
The flight distance from Lyon (LYS) to Varanasi (VNS) is 4,410 miles (7,097 km, 3,832 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LYS to VNS?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 7m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Lyon and Varanasi?
Varanasi is 3.5 hours ahead of Lyon.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LYS to VNS?
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